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Hitchhiking from Zagreb to Hamburg

About 22 h 03 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1516 km in 9 ride(s), including about 5 h 25 min of waiting by the road. These figures come from rides hitchhikers logged on this map, not from an estimate.

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Step by step

  1. Get from Zagreb to 45.76074, 15.90163 — 8.3 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 18.3 km (11 min) from 45.76074, 15.90163 to Odmorište Gradna - sjever. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 130.9 km (1 h 18 min) from Odmorište Gradna - sjever to Ljubljana. Expect around 29 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Walk 7.4 km (1 h 29 min) from Ljubljana to Celovška cesta, Ljubljana.
  5. Hitch 58.5 km (35 min) from Celovška cesta, Ljubljana to Petrol - Bled - Ljubljanska jug. Expect around 25 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 385.5 km (3 h 51 min) from Petrol - Bled - Ljubljanska jug to Holzkirchen Nord. Expect around 10 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 219.0 km (2 h 11 min) from Holzkirchen Nord to Raststätte Nürnberg-Feucht Ost. Expect around 1 h 03 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 318.8 km (3 h 11 min) from Raststätte Nürnberg-Feucht Ost to Hasselberg Ost. Expect around 38 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 78.7 km (47 min) from Hasselberg Ost to A7 Göttingen Ost. Expect around 44 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 182.0 km (1 h 49 min) from A7 Göttingen Ost to Allertal-Ost. Expect around 18 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Hitch 123.8 km (1 h 14 min) from Allertal-Ost to 53.51546, 9.92076. Expect around 1 h 02 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  12. Get from 53.51546, 9.92076 to Hamburg — 6.5 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“I walked here for 4 hours from the centre, because other spots did not exist before. But the spot was perfect. After 10 minutes a Slovak took me to Ljubljana and from there I got 5 minutes later directly a ride across Austria to my home”
― Jesse, Mon 2026-05-11 · 45.76074, 15.90163
“A lot of traffic but noone taking us to Rijeka, in the end we made a sign for Karlovač and got picked up. It’s on a crossroads near a pedestrian crossing, just next to the on-ramp for the highway. Nice runoff area for pickup.”
― Joachim, Fri 2025-08-15 · 45.76074, 15.90163
“Good spot! Its at the entry of the highway, but there is enough space to stop. Got a ride after 35 minutes with a man who works in Zagreb but lives in Slovenia. He took me straight to Ljubljana :)”
― Carl07, Fri 2026-07-10 · 45.76074, 15.90163
“Got lucky a guy bring us to the gas station after Slovenia border but there is not so much cars, mostly with Zagreb shields”
― ptulish, Sun 2026-06-21 · 45.76074, 15.90163
“Petrol station, direction Ljublana. Not very dense traffic.”
― Anonymous, Wed 2013-09-11 · Odmorište Gradna - sjever
“A lot of drivers, even at night. Easy spot for Ljubljana and Italy.”
― Rafal, Sat 2023-05-06 · Odmorište Gradna - sjever
“super spot to catch a car to Bled”
― Anonymous, Mon 2024-08-12 · Celovška cesta, Ljubljana
“Sign "A2 BLED" Planned to also ask the people at the gas station but it was not necessary for picked up instantaneously”
― waldlaeufer, Sat 2025-09-13 · Celovška cesta, Ljubljana
“Slovenia is a great country to hitchhike! Just after the traffic light were the cars not moving too fast, and there was plenty of space to stop at the bus stop. Got a ride straight to Bled after 10 minutes with two slovenians. It was really nice!”
― Carl07, Fri 2026-07-10 · Celovška cesta, Ljubljana
“bus stop "Kompas" without a bus bay. it also is located right after the turn, it's inconvenient and dangerous for cars to stop. go to the next station or even better - 2 more ("Trata"). regional bus to Bled also stops there, if you change your mind.”
― Aleksp, Thu 2026-05-28 · Celovška cesta, Ljubljana

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Waiting times and distances are averages from community-logged rides. Travel time assumes 100 km/h in a car and 5 km/h walking. They are not guarantees.


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